Hurlbut v. Vollstedt Kerr Company

The Division of Workmen’s Compensation of the Department of Labor and Industry denied the claim of one Harry L. Hurlbut. Appeal was taken to the district court, Meagher County which reversed the Division’s holding and awarded Hurlbut $3,696, plus benefits of $66 per week and medical costs. This appeal is from the district court’s judgment.

Harry L. Hurlbut, hereinafter referred to as claimant, about 59 years old, had been employed by the lumber mill of the Yollstedt Kerr, Company, hereinafter referred to as the Company, of White Sulphur Springs, Montana, for ten years prior to the alleged…